Rise of the Black Rose (book one)

What happens when someone whose so strong meets someone that makes her weak? What happens when you give away that key that keeps you from getting hurt? What happens when someone gets to close? To a girl who had to fight to stay so strong, she had to have a key to protect the single weakness that would bring about her destruction. When she finds a boy not much older than her, she makes the fatal mistake of giving away that key and trusting him enough to keep it safe.

after the death of her elder brother, Reyn is thrown into depression. having constant nightmares without any particular meaning, she battles herself to become stronger and find the person who killed her brother. what she did not expect was finding someone along the way who bares the striking resemblance of her late brother. will she be able to trust him? or will her defenses fall enough that she too will meet her demise?